22 Flower Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Celosia plumosa Childsi (Chinese Woolflower) 
The most unusual type of Feathered Celosia, attaining a height of from 2 to 3 feet. 
There are many branches issuing from the main stalk, each stem having the silky 
tendrils Common to Celosia. The striking feature of this variety is that at the tips 
they have a brushy appearance. Pkt. Largepkt. 
Crimson...$0 JO $0 25 
Mixed. 10 25 
CENTAUREA 
The various varieties of this popular annual include such favorites as the Bachelor s 
Buttons or Cornflowers and Sweet Sultans, old-fashioned flowers of easiest culture. 
CORNFLOWER (Centaurea cyanus ) 
Also known as Bachelor’s Button, Bluet, Ragged Sailor, and Bluebottle. Extremely 
showy in the garden and fine for cutting. They are easy to grow, take care ot them¬ 
selves, bloom continuously, and even come up again the next year from the seed that 
has dropped in the ground. Just sow the seed broadcast wherever you want the plants 
to grow. If the soil is rich, the flowers will be larger and have longer stems. 1 hey 
are lovely if sown together with the scarlet poppy, American Legion. You should 
make sowings at intervals of three weeks apart, beginning in early May. p{ £t Largepkt. 
Double White.$0 10 $0 25 
Double Blue. Deep blue. 
Double Rose-Pink. 10 25 
Finest Double, Mixed . 10 25 
Centaurea cyanus 
GIANT SWEET SULTANS (Centaurea imperialis ) 
These are wonderful flowers for cutting—long-stemmed, exquisitely 
fringed, most graceful in appearance, and delightfully fragrant. The most 
beautiful colors are found among them. Easy to grow and the most thankful 
annual we know of, flowering freely from June until frost. For fine flowers, 
successive sowings should be made two weeks apart during May and June. 
They do well in a rich, loose soil. Cover seeds )4 inch. 2 to 3 feet. 
Amaranth. Red 
White. 
Purple . 
Brilliant Rose .. 
Pkt. Large pkt. 
..$0 10 $0 25 
..10 25 
10 25 
10 25 
Delicate Lilac.. 
Deep Lavender. 
Choice Mixed.. 
Pkt. Largepkt. 
$0 10 $0 25 
10 25 
10 25 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 
for 
VARIOUS CENTAUREAS 
‘ Il'KI ’ .... 
Americana (Basket Flower). A splendid native variety, growing 
■ 3 feet high and bearing immense, thistle-like blooms of a rosy lav- 
i ender color. Very showy in the mixed border and splendid 
cutting.Moz. 25 cts. 
Montana (Perennial Cornflower). Grows 2 feet high and bears large, 
violet-blue flowers from July to September. . . .Large pkt. 25 cts... 
Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan or Grecian Cornflower). Very 
showy, large bright yellow flowers; sweetly scented-M oz - 30 cts.. . 
Pkt. 
$0 10 
10 
Centaurea imperialis 
Cerastium 
WHITE-LEAVED CENTAUREAS • Dusty Millers 
Fine for bedding, vases and pots; also extensively used for 
borders or edgings. 
Candidissima. Silvery white; leaves broadly cut; 1 foot. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. . , . 
Gymnocarpa. Fine-cut silvery lofiage; 1)4 feet. Pkt. 
10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
CERASTIUM • Snow-in-Summer 
Tomentosum. A hardy perennial, valuable for edgings and 
rockeries; silvery foliage; white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
CHELONE ■ Turtlehead 
A good hardy perennial border plant with brilliant, pent- 
stemon-like flowers in July and August, and grassy foliage. 
Very decorative; fine for cutting. 2 feet. 
Barbata Torreyi (Pentstemon barbatus). Brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Hybrida. Mixed. The colors vary from pink to deep red 
and violet. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
